Taxes and Budget Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues LD 341 would help stop tax haven abuse and the erosion of Maine’s tax base by multi-national corporations doing business here Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 9, 2015) The […] Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States The argument that people move between states because of taxes is wildly overblown in contemporary state policy debates. Research on this issue is fairly clear: tax flight just doesn’t […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted March 4, 2015 Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal “We urge the legislature to reject the governor’s proposed tax cuts for three basic reasons. First, the proposal does not pay for the cuts. This is fiscally […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 17, 2015 Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax Hearing today before the legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Taxation Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 17, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […] Posted February 17, 2015 Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget 2015 Tax and Budget Conference Our state budget is a reflection of the choices we make together to strengthen our communities and build a vibrant economy. Join us to discuss the […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 13, 2015 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Analyzing Governor LePage’s Tax Reform Plan Presentation at MECEP’s 2015 Tax and Budget Conference by MECEP economist Joel Johnson. To view the slide show, click here Mark Sullivan Posted February 13, 2015 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget We’re Getting Fiscal! More than 70 folks are assembled at Maple Hill Farm Conference Center in Hallowell for MECEP’s Tax and Budget Conference! Nature has given us a (albeit brief) […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 13, 2015 Tags Budget, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax: Another Gift from Governor LePage to Wealthy Mainers The Governor’s plan to eliminate the state’s estate tax is bad for Maine, and the legislature should reject this proposal. It would hurt our ability to invest […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted February 3, 2015 Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford Imagine getting an unexpected bonus at the end of the year. It’s a nice windfall that we’d all appreciate. Would you feel differently if that bonus came […] Garrett Martin Posted January 29, 2015 Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget EITC Awareness Day: To receive it, you have to claim it Tomorrow, January 30th, is EITC Awareness Day, and as tens of thousands of Mainers and millions of Americans file their income tax returns, the value of the […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 29, 2015 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes